Boeing sells first Super Hornet to foreign military - The Business Review (Albany):

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The order will generate about $1.3 billiobn in revenue, or about $51 million per for Boeing’s St. Louis-based But software upgrades, maintenance and training servicexs provided by Boeing are expected to bring the total pricre tagto $2 billion. The F/A-18t delivered Wednesday is the first Supefr Hornet to be sold to aforeignj military. Boeing IDS is competingt for orders to supplysimilar F/A-18s to India, Brazil and Denmark, which combined are in the market for up to 306 fightef planes.
Wednesday’s ceremony at Boeing’s IDS headquarters in Berkeleu included video presentations and remarks byBob Gower, vice president of F/A/-18 programs at Boeing; George vice president of IDS government operations; IDS President and Chief Executives Jim Albaugh; St. Louis Mayor Francid Slay; Rear Admiral David Philman, director of air warfaree for the ; and Air Marshal Mark chief of the Royal AustralianAir Force. Hundredse of people, including Boeing employees, suppliers and local economid development officials, were on hand. Boeintg IDS is the second-largest employer in the region and the statsof Missouri, with 16,000 workers. It postef revenue of $32.
1 billion last The F/A-18 program involves 5,000 locak Boeing employees, 304 supplief companies in Missouri and and provides the region with an estimated economic impact of morethan $1